Picture puzzle

ABSTRACT

A picture puzzle wherein each part of the puzzle is constructed by the user to form a plurality of elongated pieces and a rectangular box, each elongated piece having a plurality of sides presenting a segment of a picture on each side, the puzzle pieces then seated in a rectangular box adapted to hold said pieces in a contiguous relationship with selective sides of said pieces in a face-up relationship so that when all the sides are aligned in a grooved base created from some of the pieces, all of the segments of the full picture face upwardly and are in contiguous relationship with each other, thereby forming a full picture. Differing sides of the pieces may be then aligned contiguously and in face-up fashion, so that six (6) different pictures may be constructed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to the construction by a puzzle user of apicture puzzle game comprised of a plurality of equilateral andequal-sized triangular tubes, some of which are used to form a groovedbase at the bottom of a rectangular box and the balance of the tubesaligned side-by-side in the grooved base.

The object of the puzzle game is for the user to construct frompreprinted cards thirteen (13) equilateral triangular tubes and one (1)rectangular box and then position the equilateral triangular tubes insuch a manner that the user creates six (6) different full pictures.

BRIEF SUMMARY

The present invention is directed to the class of a picture puzzle gamewhereby the object of the game is for the user to construct thirteen(13) equilateral triangular tubes and one (1) rectangular box so thatthe user can form a full picture by fitting six (6) equilateraltriangular tubes into six (6) grooves created by the remaining seven (7)equilateral triangular tubes that are placed alongside each other at thebottom of a rectangular box.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a plan view of front face of one (1) of thirteen (13) cardsequal in length and width and scored into four (4) equal parts (A),three parts of which are imprinted with segments of six (6) differentpictures and an end segment un-imprinted (B).

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the un-imprinted back of one of the thirteen(13) cards with a glue strip (C) attached to the back of the end segment(D) of the card which segment is imprinted on the front of the card.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of one (1) of the imprinted and scored cardsillustrating the un-imprinted end segment (B) being folded inward at thescorings (A-1) with the fourth imprinted end segment of the face of thecard (D) folded over and glued to the outside of the un-imprintedsegment of the face of the card (B) forming an equilateral triangulartube (FIG. 4).

FIG. 4 is a plan view of one (1) constructed equilateral triangulartube.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of an un-imprinted card of dimensions that whenfolded into a rectangular box is sized to accommodate seven (7)equilateral triangular tubes forming the grooved base for the picturepuzzle. The card is scored (E) and cut (F) at various designated areasallowing the corners, also scored and cut, to be folded at the sidesinto a box shape and creating corner flaps for gluing the sides into anupright position, thereby creating a rectangular box.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the constructed rectangular box.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of seven (7) imprinted equilateral triangulartubes lying contiguously alongside each other forming a grooved base ofsix (6) Grooves (G) at the bottom of the rectangular box.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of four (4) imprinted equilateral triangular tubes(H) seated in four (4) of the grooves in the grooved base awaiting two(2) remaining tubes to complete the picture (FIG. 9).

FIG. 9 is a plan view of two (2) imprinted equilateral triangular tubesawaiting placement in the remaining open grooves (FIG. 8), therebycompleting one (1) of six (6) pictures.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

The invention relates to a rectangular, multi-picture puzzle that servesfor the amusement of the user. It is constructed by the user fromthirteen (13) flat 3″×5″ cards that have been imprinted with partialpicture images of six (6) different pictures. Each card is subdividedinto four (4) equal parts by scored lines which enable the user to foldand glue each card and thereby assemble thirteen (13) equilateraltriangular tubes. Another scored flat card of 7⅛″×7¾″ is thenconstructed and glued by the user to form a rectangular box. Of thethirteen (13) equilateral triangular tubes of equal dimensions, six (6)of the equilateral triangular tubes will have each three (3) sidesimprinted with segments of three (3)) full pictures. The remaining seven(7) equilateral triangular tubes will also have each of their three (3)sides imprinted with segments of three (3) other full pictures.Therefore each of the thirty-nine (39) sides of the thirteen (13))equilateral triangular tubes displays a different slice of a fullpicture. Each segment of a full picture that is imprinted on one (1) ofthe sides of the equilateral triangular tube must originate from six (6)different pictures. so that when six (6) tubes are properly positionedalongside each other in the grooved base, a full picture is created. Thegrooved base is formed by laying seven (7) triangular tubes inside therectangular box.

The face-up sides of each triangular tube when matched-up with theface-up sides of the adjoining tubes and positioned properly, presents aflat surface creating a full picture. After completing one full picture,the user repositions the thirteen (13) imprinted triangular tubes (thoseseated in the grooves and those making up the groove base) so that theface-up sides of the adjoining triangular tubes form another completepicture and eventually will display one at a time, six (6) full anddifferent pictures.

1. An article of invention consisting of various pre-created cards andthen constructed by the user thereby forming one (1) rectangular box andthirteen (13) elongated equilateral triangular tubes with each tubehaving three (3) faces imprinted in a predetermined manner so that whenall the elongated tubes are arranged side-by-side with theirlongitudinal axis in parallel with each other, each piece laid firmly inthe grooved recesses of a grooved base of similar angle (60 degrees) andsimilar dimensions of width and longitude to receive the equilateraltriangular tubes, all within a rectangular box accommodating the groovedbase.
 2. An article according to claim
 1. wherein when constructed bythe user, each face (side) of the equilateral triangular tube has animprinted image of a segment of a picture, the three sides havingsegments of six (6) differing pictures, in color, thereon.
 3. An articleaccording to claim
 1. wherein the recesses of a grooved base in therectangular box are also triangular with angles of 60 degrees to receivethe elongated equilateral triangular tubes.
 4. An article according toclaim
 1. wherein each of the pre-printed cards to be constructed by theuser into equilateral triangular tubes and a rectangular box can bemanufactured from either cardboard, plastic or wood.